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1 stab
I [stæb]1) (with knife) coltellata f.; (with dagger) pugnalata f.2) fig. (of pain) fitta f.; (of anger, jealousy) accesso m.3) colloq. (attempt) tentativo m., prova f.II 1. [stæb]to make o take a stab at sth., at doing — cimentarsi in qcs., provare a fare
to stab sb. to death — uccidere qcn. a pugnalate
to stab sb. in the back — pugnalare qcn. alle spalle (anche fig.)
2) (poke hard) toccare [person, object]2.to stab oneself — (accidentally) tagliarsi; (deliberately) accoltellarsi
* * *1. past tense, past participle - stabbed; verb(to wound or pierce with a pointed instrument or weapon: He stabbed him (through the heart / in the chest) with a dagger.) pugnalare2. noun(an act of stabbing or a piercing blow.) pugnalata- stabbing- stab someone in the back
- stab in the back* * *[stæb]1. n2)(
fam: try) to have a stab at (doing) sth — provare a fare qc2. vt(with dagger) pugnalare, (with knife) accoltellare* * *stab /stæb/n.1 pugnalata ( anche fig.); coltellata; stilettata: ( anche fig.) a stab in the back, una pugnalata alla schiena● stab wound, ferita di punta.(to) stab /stæb/A v. t.1 pugnalare; accoltellare; colpire con uno stiletto: to stab sb. in the chest, pugnalare q. al petto; to stab sb. to death, pugnalare q. a morte2 conficcare; infilzareB v. i.● (fig.) to stab at sb. 's reputation, cercar di denigrare q. □ to stab one's finger at sb. [st.], additare q. [qc.] □ ( anche fig.) to stab sb. in the back, pugnalare q. alle spalle □ a stabbing pain, un dolore acuto (o lancinante); una fitta.* * *I [stæb]1) (with knife) coltellata f.; (with dagger) pugnalata f.2) fig. (of pain) fitta f.; (of anger, jealousy) accesso m.3) colloq. (attempt) tentativo m., prova f.II 1. [stæb]to make o take a stab at sth., at doing — cimentarsi in qcs., provare a fare
to stab sb. to death — uccidere qcn. a pugnalate
to stab sb. in the back — pugnalare qcn. alle spalle (anche fig.)
2) (poke hard) toccare [person, object]2.to stab oneself — (accidentally) tagliarsi; (deliberately) accoltellarsi
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2 knife
I [naɪf]••II [naɪf]to have one's knife into sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn.
verbo transitivo accoltellare, dare una coltellata a [ person]* * *1. plural - knives; noun1) (an instrument for cutting: He carved the meat with a large knife.) coltello2) (such an instrument used as a weapon: She stabbed him with a knife.) coltello2. verb(to stab with a knife: He knifed her in the back.) accoltellare, dare una coltellata* * *I [naɪf]••II [naɪf]to have one's knife into sb. — colloq. avercela con qcn.
verbo transitivo accoltellare, dare una coltellata a [ person] -
3 ■ turn on
■ turn onA v. t. + avv.1 aprire ( un rubinetto, il gas, ecc.); girare ( un interruttore); accendere ( la luce, la radio, la tivù, ecc.); far correre ( l'acqua): Turn on the tap!, apri il rubinetto; Turn on the radio, please!, accendi la radio, per favore!; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- I'm cold, shall we turn the heating on?, ho freddo, accendiamo il riscaldamento?3 (comput.) accendere5 (fam.) eccitare sessualmente; far perdere la testa a (q.): Jane really turned him on, Jane gli faceva proprio perdere la testaB v. i. + avv.2 (fam.) prendere interesse; essere motivato; entusiasmarsi3 (fam.) eccitarsi; infiammarsi (fig.); perdere la testa: Too many young people are using drugs to turn on, troppi giovani prendono la droga per eccitarsiC v. t. + prep.D v. i. + prep.1 rivoltarsi contro (q.); attaccare; assalire: The burglar turned on me and stabbed me, il ladro mi si è rivoltato contro e mi ha dato una coltellata3 incentrarsi in: The debate will turn on the economic outlook, il dibattito si incentrerà sulle prospettive dell'economia4 dipendere da: Everything turns on his answer, tutto dipende dalla sua risposta □ to turn sb. on to st., far conoscere qc. a q., avvicinare (o appassionare) q. a qc.; ( slang) iniziare q. a ( una droga) □ to turn one's back on, voltare le spalle a ( anche fig.) □ (mil.) to turn on the guard, chiamare la guardia □ to turn on one's heels, girare su (o alzare) i tacchi; tagliare la corda (fig.) □ to turn the key on sb., chiudere q. fuori di casa □ (fin.) to turn on the money-supply taps, aprire le fonti di credito; allargare i cordoni della borsa (fam.) □ (fig. fam.) to turn on the waterworks, dare la stura alle lacrime; mettersi a piangere a dirotto □ (fam., scherz.) Whatever turns you on!, de gustibus!; contento te!
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